The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-08-04
rho Englneer anl Fireman Killed.

pueSenKer tEAHl lrOm Duluth. NOrChern
division Omaha railroad, was ditched at
Cumberland at 2 o'clock last Monday,
the 25th inst, by an open switch, burying
underneath the engine John Donahue. Gil.
gineer, aged thirty, OF Hudson, and Fire
man George Webster, from Altoona. Sew.
eral employees wore injured, including
Charles Murphy, the bagga gemaster. No
passengers arc known to have been injured.
The accident was caused by a north bound
engine and caboose, which had been side-
tracked and neglected to close the
switch. The wreck, consisting OF the on
CINE. oxpress and baggage cars, was re.
moved by tho wrecking train. The train to
which tho accident occurred left st. Paul
at $40 on Sunday night. Trains were de-
laycd twelve hours over tho Northern Wis
consin division. Webster, tho fireman, one
Of the killed, was on the street car line OF
st. Paul for several years prior to going on
single.
At Dell Rapids, OAK, Elmer +. Bishop,
a young carpenter OF that place, was in
stantly killed by lightning while working
on a house four miles north OF that town:
At Plttsburg. the fifteen.round hard.
glove fight between Steve Brodie, the bridge
jumper, and ZOO Ridge, the light weight
OF Brodie who was knocked out In the
seventh round.
Fire at Los Angeles destroyed twenty five
buildings in Chinatown.
An interview was had with William
O'Brien, momber OF parliament and editor
OF United Ireland, on the subject OF the
Irish land bill. Mr. O'Brien said: Tho
first effect OF the measure would DO to
bankrupt and destroy majority of the
landlords In ireland, and the next effect to
destroy the government which had pur-
chased Office with concessions destructive
to the Conservative party. After a bitter
struggle of six months tie ministry had
adopted Mr.. Parnel''s bill and 1t was the
plan OF campaign that had forced them to
pursue their present course.
Massachusetts. New Jersey and Penn.
slyvania swept by furious storms and in
undations. A Boston dispatsh says.
Reports continue to he received of great
floods throughout New England OCCASION
ed by incessant rains. During forty eight
hours nearly eight inchos OF rain has fallen,
and streams everywhere are out of bank,
immense damage has been sustained. A
that but one life was lost. Frank Charles
Drum OF GRANVILLE climbed into a railroad
tank to escape the food and was drowned.
Twcnty.three bridges are gone, beside grist.
mills, dams and factories.
Lord Salisbury continues his overtures
to the marquis OF Harrington for a coali-
ton to assist In securing the passage OF
the land pur chase bill. The recent nego.
tiations between the Conservatives and
Unionists leaders failed because of the
Churchill Chamberlain alliance, which was
directed toward the formation OF a cabinet
wholly distastoful to Salisbury and par.
TALLY obnoxious to Harrington.
The Hanlan-G audaur raco turned out to
be great fizzle In every respect. Hanlan
crossed tho limo ahead.
Edwin ]. Hughes, judge Of probate OF
La Crosse county, Wis.,, died OF consump-
ton.
The Misses Drexel OF Philadelphia have
given $50. 900 to st. Agnes hospital, with
VIII ich a large lot OF ground adjoining the
hospital has been purchased. The prop
erty has long been desired, but tho means
could not DO secured.
The president is called upon to enforce
his orders prohibiting federal officers from
working up primaries.
Some OF the friends OF Mrs. Gen. Han
cock, 1t is reported, have urged that she
be appointed postmistress in Washington.
The secretary Of the navy has issued an
advertisement inviting proposals for the
construction OF one nrSt-cla6S torpedo
boat OF the best and most modern design,
constructed Of steel OF domestic manuiact-
ure, and to have tho highest attainable
speed. ~,
Worry Rev. G. A. McEvery has been elect
cd provincial OF the Augustine Or'1er In the
United States to succeed Rev. John p.
Gilmore, who has boon deposed by Romo.
The affair 10 the result OF tho failure OF the
Augustinian bank In Lawrence In 1883.
Father Gilmore was the pastor OF St. Mary .
church in Lawrence when $500, 600 de-
posted in the priests bank by parishion'
ers was lost; how, no one could tell.
Rev. George Alexander, d. D., pastor OF
the University Place Presby terrain church,
New York. is to be president OF Union col
lege, Schenectady.
Mrs. G. n. Hutton OF Baltimore has in
herited $50. 600, 900 by the death OF her
father, the late Thomas Winans. She is q
widow. 80 :,
Murat Halstead and Senator Joe Haw.
Icy witnessed tho great naval review on the
English coast.
Tho Minnesota & Northwestern will
put on limited trains to Chicago.
NJ. pepsw is declared to be NJ. Blaine's